IZIMPAWU EZIBALULEKILE: IMIPHUMELA; Lapho Ukubhoboza Umzimba Kubangela Ukuqubuka Komzimba

Ngu-DENISE GRADYOCT. 20, 1998 Bafika kuDkt. Ihhovisi likaDavid Cohen lalihlotshiswe ngensimbi, lifake izindandatho nezigxobo ezindlebeni zabo, emashiya, emakhaleni, ezinkabeni, ezingonweni nasezithweni zangaphansi. Ngokuvamile, bafika beklwebha.UDkt. Cohen, udokotela wesikhumba eNyuvesi yaseNew York, unguchwepheshe we-contact dermatitis, isimo esenzeka lapho into umuntu engezwani nayo ekuhlikihleni esikhumbeni.Umphumela uba ukulunywa, ngokuvamile okubangelwa ukuqubuka okungase kuvuvuke futhi akhale. Ukuqubuka okuvela ku-poison ivy kuwuhlobo lwe-contact dermatitis.UDkt. U-Cohen uphathe abalandeli abaningi bokubhoboza umzimba muva nje kangangokuthi uzokhuluma ngabo ngesonto elizayo eNew York, emhlanganweni we-American Academy of Dermatology, omemezele uNovemba ''Inyanga Yesikhumba Kazwelonke Yesikhumba.''AdvertisementMost of Dr. Iziguli ezigwaziwe zika-Cohen azizwani nobucwebe bazo, ikakhulukazi, i-nickel, evame ukusetshenziswa kubucwebe bezimpahla ezingabizi. I-Nickel iyinsimbi okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi ibangele ukungezwani komzimba, kulandelwa i-chrome, i-cobalt ne-palladium, etholakala nasebucwebeni bemvunulo.IsikhangisoEshumini leminyaka edlule, amaphesenti angu-10.5 abantu baseMelika ayezwela i-nickel, kodwa manje isibalo singamaphesenti angu-14.3, futhi odokotela cabanga ukuthi ukwanda kungase kuhlotshaniswe nokuhlanya okubhoboza, njengoba abantu abaningi bechaya kakhulu isikhumba ubucwebe obushibhile. Isikhumba esisanda kugwazwa yisona esinamathuba amaningi okuthi sisabele ku-nickel, uDkt. U-Cohen uthe, futhi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela ukungezwani komzimba iwukuba ugqoke ubucwebe obubhoboziwe obenziwe kuphela ngensimbi engagqwali noma igolide, ikakhulukazi ngenkathi ukuvulwa okusha okubhoboziwe kuyaphola.Sicela uqinisekise ukuthi awulona irobhothi ngokuchofoza ibhokisi.Ikheli le-imeyili elingavumelekile. Sicela ufake kabusha.Kufanele ukhethe incwadi yezindaba ozoyibhalisela.Buka zonke izincwadi zezindaba ze-New York Times.Kungase kubonakale kuwumqondo ophusile ukususa ubucwebe uma kuvela ukuqubuka, esikhundleni sokuya kudokotela. Kodwa ukuxhumana akubonakali ngaso sonke isikhathi, uDkt. Kusho uCohen. Phakathi kokunye, kunesikhathi phakathi kokugqoka ubucwebe nokugqashuka. ''Ungahle uyigqoke ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku, bese uqala ukulunywa ngoLwesibili,'' esho. Khona-ke, ukuqubuka kungase kuqhubeke amasonto, futhi kulula ukuphutha njengesifo.Ukwelashwa kuhlanganisa ukukhipha ubucwebe obubi nokufaka ukhilimu we-cortisone esikhumbeni, uDkt. Kusho uCohen. Uma indawo ivuvukele kakhulu, abukho ubucwebe okufanele bugqokwe kuze kuphele ukuqubuka, nakuba ukuyishiya kungase kubangele umgodi uvaleke. Kodwa uma ukungezwani komzimba kungenasisindo, ubucwebe bungashintshwa ngokushesha ngensimbi engagqwali noma igolide engu-14-karat noma ngaphezulu. Isiliva le-Sterling nalo liphephile kubantu abaningi, kodwa, uDkt. UCohen uthe, ubucwebe obuthengiswa njengesiliva ngokuvamile kuvela ukuthi buqukethe i-nickel noma i-chrome. Amakhithi athengiswa ukuze kuhlolwe i-nickel, esho.Ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba kungaxilonga ukungezwani nensimbi. ''Singakwazi ukuhlola izinsimbi ezingu-24 ngesikhathi esisodwa, esiqeshini sesikhumba emhlane womuntu esithatha indawo yamakhadi amathathu ebhizinisi,'' uDkt. Kusho uCohen. ''Khona-ke, ungakwazi ukugwema lokho ongakuthandi.''Ngezinye izikhathi, uDkt. UCohen uthe, abantu abangezwani ne-nickel abakwazi ukumelana nokugqoka ubucwebe abayintandokazi ngezikhathi ezikhethekile, ngisho noma bengezwani nakho. Bangakwazi ukuhlukana nakho kanye ngesikhathi, esho, ngokusebenzisa ukhilimu we-cortisone ngobuhlakani. Akabathethisi. ''Abantu bayaziqhenya ngokubhoboza,'' esho. ''Ngicabanga ukuthi kulungile. Ukuzibonakalisa kwabo ngabanye.'' DENISE GRADYSiqhubeka sithuthukisa ikhwalithi yezingobo zethu zomlando zombhalo. Sicela uthumele impendulo, imibiko yamaphutha, kanye neziphakamiso ku- .Inguqulo yalesi sihloko ivela ngo-Okthoba 20, 1998, Ekhasini F00008 loshicilelo lukaZwelonke olunesihloko esithi: . Oda Ukuphrinta Kabusha| Iphepha Lanamuhla|Bhalisa